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Originally Posted by vash
i am suffering a chest cold. i am full of snot..and i have a wet cough. getting better, so i am in a good mood.
this morning, i moved the mountain bike aside to get to my road ride. decided to get out, get some sun..stretch the lungs. i was feeling pretty good. a couple of cyclist all decked out. even the aero shoe covers..all slender, matching outfits..come zipping by.
i let out a hearty "good morning!"..i kid you not..they all stared at me and look at me like i spoke some crazy foreign language. if it werent for the badass oakley they were wearing, i could probably see the eye rolling.
granted i look like 10 lbs of sugar stuffed in a 5 lb sack..wearing my new cycling jersey..haha..
got me thinking. is road biking like taking a piss at the urinal? you dont talk to the guy next to you?
i cant get mountain bikers to shut up. we chat all the time. talk gear, talk wildlife..talk about the hot female trail joggers..
disclaimer: this thread is supposed to be for fun. if you have a stick up your ass..well...sorry.  hahaha.. |
Yes, there is and youre exactly right.
Its a funny little micro world of fractured tribes. Cycling provides an excuse for middle aged men to wear super hero outfits and get away with it. It allows them to make powerful economic statements- like a womans Chanel handbag, "Ive dropped 10k on bike because I can." Like the Harley set, road cycling allows accountants and project managers to dress up, hang out in gangs and behave badly with high level of anonymity. Some of these gangs, especially the ones that like to wear matching uniforms, are uber-fit and uber-fast, and tend to be real Nazis. Then there are the ones who aren't actually that fast and just like all the trappings.
Cycling is very much gear and brand driven, the target market has money and will spend. ATM, its essential that you have a bike with electronic gears, these start around 5k. It infuriating that you cant buy a cycling jersey that isn't covered in bank logos, but apparently grown men want to pretend they are riding for Rabo across the Alps.
Its bizarre.